Licensure & Registration Committee
Purpose
The IEEE-USA Licensure and Registration Committee's
(LRC) primary focus is on matters involving licensing of Professional Engineers and
the impact that professional licensure has on IEEE members. The LRC also is
continuously evaluating credentialing and how it relates to current PE
examinations and available IEEE Society sponsored exams.
The Committee monitors and recommends changes in
state law and provides important input to the
National
Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) concerning P.E. exam
questions and format. The committee also disseminates information to those engineers who
are licensed and those who plan to become licensed.
Committee members serve on exam writing committees
of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), committees of
the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE),
and various state licensing boards.
Meetings
Position Papers
The following L&R positions have been adopted by
IEEE-USA's Board of Directors:
Presentations
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Questions and Answers About Licensure and Certification for Engineering
Professionals (PPT)
PowerPoint presentation by LRC members Dick Schwarz, John Steadman and
Gregg Vaughn. Highlights similarities and differences between state
licensure and voluntary certification, identifies current educational
experience and examination requirements for licensure and summarizes
IEEE-USA perspectives on important credentialing issues.
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Presentation on How to Become a Professional Engineer (PPT):
This
PowerPoint presentation covers such material as legal requirements for
engineering practice, professional registration process, FE examination
specifications, strategies for passing the FE Exam, study materials,
answers to common questions and exemptions for industrial practice. The
presentation is perfect for junior and senior engineering students,
local IEEE Section meetings and
IEEE Consultants Network
meetings.
Resources
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Articles
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- "FE
Other Disciplines Module: not the easy option," by
NCEES Staff with an Introduction by Richard Schwarz,
P.E. (Today's Engineer, Sep 2010)
- "Dozen
Reasons Why You Should Obtain Your P.E. License," by
Aaron Collins, Ph.D., P.E, George Dean, P.E. and John
Steadman Ph.D, P.E. (Today's Engineer, Aug 2010)
- "Potential
Change Slated for PE Educational Requirements" by
Mitch Thornton, Ph.D, P.E., Steven Barrett, Ph.D, P.E.
and David Whitman, Ph.D., P.E (Today's Engineer,
Jun 2010)
- "Why
Should Software Engineers Be Licensed?" By Lance
Kinney, P.E. (Today's Engineer, Apr 2010)
- "Recap
of the October 2009 Electrical and Computer PE Exam
Results" by Richard Schwarz, P.E. (Today's
Engineer, Mar 2010)
- "Why
Should You Become a Licensed Professional Engineer?"
By Mitchell A. Thornton, Ph.D., P.E. (Today's
Engineer, Feb 2010)
- "Don't
Be Scared of Taking the FE" by Jignasa Ray (Today's
Engineer, Jan 2010)
- "Wanted:
PE Exam Item Writers" by Steven F. Barrett, Ph.D.,
P.E. (Today's Engineer, Dec 2009)
- "Q&A
With NCEES" Director of Examinations Tim Miller" by
Abby Vogel (Today's Engineer, Nov 2009)
- "It's
Never Too Late to Become a P.E.: My Unconventional Path
to Licensure" by Dave Cotton, PE (Today's Engineer,
Oct 2009)
- "Software
Engineering PE Examination Development Approved" by
Mitchell Thornton Ph.D., P.E. (Today's Engineer,
Sep 2009)
- "To
P.E. or not to P.E.?" by Steven F. Barrett, Ph.D,
P.E. (Today's Engineer, Jul 2009)
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Key Contacts
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Last Update:
19 Apr 2011
Staff Contact: Vin
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